Bicycle basket



pril 13, 1948. v. ALEKS BICYCLE BASKET Filed oct@ 23, 1942 Patented Apr. 13, 1948 nutren srmrics Pari-:ENT ,i

` `'-LJIYCLIsl BASKET a vyzant Aleks,nockfora, .-111., assigner Et irhe ...ashburn.0ompany, Worcester, Mass., a cor- .poration of Massachusetts Appl'rcatcn October 23, 1942,3Serial No. `2163.162 connus. (c1. 224-436) This invention frelatesto bicycle baskets, `and has 'for its principal object the :pmvision ref a supporting bracket :adapted ,for easy :application to ldiiierent makes andfstylejs foffhandle bars, together with a basket that :is adapted 'for :quick and easy :attachment to :and removal from the bracket so .as to Aperrnit'use'l'o'f'fthe basket .fior shopping purposes Ibesides as ia carrierbasket orithe bicycle.

`Asa'lient lfeature of the present invention lies in the "factthat an ordinary wicker or other nonmet'allic basket z'e'quippedwith 1a-.small slip-.on 4fastener clip of simple Vand economical sheet :metal construction can `be applied` tto ia supporting bracket of simple -construc-tionzthus reducing the useof critical materials toianiinimuni. lli-Ioweyer, it should be `understood theinyentioncignot `limited to the useofa non-metallic basket.

Another feature of "thev invention consists inthe construction of the supporting bracket of iwire, which so rar 'as critical materials at the lpresent time areconcerned is moreplentiful', thefbracket `being so ydesigned @to insure fthe requisite `rigidity Fig. 4 is a top view of the supporting bracket 5 with the `'basket removed, taken `on the line -4-4 of Fig. 3.

The same reference numerals are applied to corresponding parts throughout the views.

Bicycle baskets are used quite generallyfor carrying packages, .and 'the bcycienbasket-oi my invention, as stated beforefhasl been designed with a View to easy removal ofthe basket proper so that it may be used as any ordinary shopping basket, and after the shopping is done is adapted to be replaced on the bicycle easily to serve as a carrier basket. The use of the basket nterchangeably in the manner stated has been made practical by reason of the fact that there is only a small and hardly noticeable slip-on fastener clip, indicated generally by the reference numeral I0, provided on the basket II. The latter is of wicker construction and has foldable handles I2 pivotally mounted thereon, as indicated at I3, which when the basket is supported on the bracket ltion Vis.-notito.berregarded'as limited to the use of a nonemetallicbasket.

The bracket M comprises utwo upright wire 'members :I6 `and :I-I interconnected `near "theirtupper ends abyia :Wire cross=member Yi8 spot Thesopposite ends- III -cfthe cross-member I-S are bent to =iu-shapeand spot -Welded i-to the upright frame members ISvand -H at itheipoints off-intersection -2.2. In that Way the raw ends 21 vof the wire `extend `inwardlytoward each other and are not exposed objectionably. The upper vend portions 24 of the Iupright frame members IS `ancil i are .bent to inverted U -shapaas illustrated, so that=t=he raw-fendsd project downwardly and will notibe-exposed'objectionably. Theseendiporticns 22# form supprting lugs for attachment of the `baskei'fil to the bracket Mbymeans of `the sheet metal fclip @10. `The flatter is ffastenedfto Vthe top frame-215coftherbasketiby bolts 211 andhasthe oppositeends"thereofnbent upon themselves, as indicated at 2&8, .to ;proviiie sockets therein iorfsnug reception of the `.lugs v24. The :upright frame members 116 and :IH-are bent, :as indicated at 29, tovhave engagement with the `back lof the basket `naar V.tire bottom thereof whenithe `basket .is suspended itherbracket II at its upper end by vrneansrof thefclip'i. `Inthatlway theqloadis well distributed, andthere `:is'nct .too much strain :imposed upon th'eiclip-:I il, nor-is thereany .likelihood pf `lthe 'basket rbeing iwobbly and :rattling when the bicycle ain motion. Thereispreferably atend- Xency the 4baskieI-,zfto hug fthe bracket M even when the basket is empty, so thattheflikelihcod of rattling is reduced to a. minimum and there is less danger of the clip I0 working oi the lugs 24 on the bracketaccidentally. The broad U-shaped ends 2| of the cross-member I8 are also adapted to have engagement with the back of the basket below the top frame thereof, as indicated in Fig. 3, and in that way steadier support of the basket on the bracket I4 is assured.

The bracket I4 is adapted to be attached to the bicycle I5 by its upper end on the handle bar 29 and by its lower end on the front fork 30. There are two sheet metal supporting and 'attaching arms 3| for attachment to the hand bar on opposite sides of the stem 32, and these are bent to provide bear'ing loops 33 on the front ends for pivotal connection with the crossmember I8 of the bracket I4, as clearly appears in Figs, 3 and 4. The rear ends 34 of these arms bolts 35. Sheet metal clamps 3l serve to -attach the lower ends of the frame members I3 and l1 to the legs of the front fork 39, bolts f 38 in these clamps being entered in eyes' 39' formed on the lower ends of the frame vmembers I6 and ll. It is obvious that' in relation to the whole device the supporting bracket nlv represents a small part, and most of the bracket' is made ofwire which is not so difficult to obtain in quantities at the present time.

It is believed the foregoing description conveys a good understanding of the objects and advantages of my invention. The appended claims have been drawn to Acover all legitimate modiications and adaptations.

I claim:

l.V A bicycle basket support, comprising an inverted generally U-shaped Wire bracket providing twolaterally spaced upright members, a cross-member secured to the upright members spacedv downwardly from their upper ends, the upper ends of said upright members above the cross-member'bein-g bent inwardly toward each other to denne attaching lugs in a substantially vertical plane for connection with a bicycle basket, means -connected to the cross-member for detachably securing the bracket to a bicycle handle bar, means connected with' the lcfwer ends of the upright members of said bracket for de-` tachably securing the bracket in rigid relation to a bicycle front fork, the bracket itself serving to locate the two fastening means in a predetermined vertically spaced relationship for correct application to a bicycle, and a fastener clip secured on the upper rim portion `of a basket and formed to receive the aforesaid attaching Ylugs for demountably supporting a bicycle basket on said bracket, the cross-member serving to limit downward movement of the fastener clip on said attaching lugs, whereby to'support the basket to which the clip is secured.

l2. A bicycle basket supportv as set forth in claim 1, wherein the ymeans for detachably securing the bracket to a bicycle handle bar comprises elements pivotally connected' to the end portions of the cross-member in abutment with the adjacent inner sides of the upright members, said cross-member being bent in inwardly spaced relation to said upright members to define shoulders thereon to limit displacement of said pivoted elements laterally away from said upright members. 't i 4 3. A bicycle basket support as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cross-member has its opposite end portions projecting beyond the upright members and bent generally U-shaped, so that the extreme end portions of said crossmember have abutment with the upright members, said extreme end portions being secured to said upright members to hold the latter in a substantially vertical common plane.

4. A bicycle basket support as set forth in claim 1, wherein the upright members are bent intermediate their ends to a generally V-shape, the apex of the V being below but forwardly spacedin relation to the attaching lugs for abut- Vment with the lower rear portion of a bicycle Y inverted generally U-shaped bracket providing two laterally spaced upright members, a crossmember secured to the upright members spaced downwardly from their upper ends, the upper end portions of said upright members above the cross-member defining attaching lugs in a substantially vertical plane' for connection with a bicycle basket, means connectedA to the crossmember for detachably fastening the bracket to a bicycle handle-bar, means connected to the lower ends of the upright members for detachably fastening the bracket in rigid relation to the legs of a bicycle front fork, and a fastener clip secured to the upper rear portion of a bicycle basket and formed for detachable engagement on the aforesaid attaching lugs for demountably supporting the basket on the bracket, the cross-member' serving to limit downward movement of the fastener clip on said attaching lugs, whereby to support the basket to which the clip is secured, the upright members being both bent forwardly intermediate their ends to V shape, with the apex of the V at a point spaced appreciably below the cross-member, whereby to provide an abutment above and adjacent the apex portion of the V for engagement with the lower rear portion of the bicycle basket in its attached position.'

VYTANT ALE-KS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the Switzerland May 9, 1905v 

